12 Best Male Kpop Dancers To Follow

 In the Korean entertainment industry, dancing is an art and a way of expressing emotions visually. And, it is also one of the reasons why K-pop music is popular worldwide.

Let’s discover the brief profile of the 12 best male K-pop dancers according to fans. These K-pop idol dancers have spent many years training, practicing, and rehearsing their dancing abilities.

12 Best Male Kpop Dancers To Follow

12. Hyunjin (Stray Kids)

Hyunjin (Stray Kids)

Hyunjin (birth name Hwang Hyun Jin (황현진; 黃鉉辰); English name Sam) was born on 20 March 2000 in Guangdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He is the lead rapper, main dancer, visual, and sub-vocalist of the Stray Kids.

Hyunjin started his dancing career coincidentally. While shopping with his mother, this Korean male dancer was invited by JYP Entertainment to become a trainee.

After joining the reality show “Stray Kids” with his fellows and ITZY, Huynjin officially debuted with Stray Kids with the first album “I am NOT” and the single “District 9”.

Up till now, Huynjin has released some albums and singles:

  • “I am WHO?”, “I am YOU” (mini album, 2008)

  • “Little Star” (SKZ-Player song, 2020)

  • “ice.cream” (SKZ-Record song, 2022)

11. Rain

Rain - famous Kpop male dancer

Rain (birth name Jung Ji-hoon (정지훈)) was born on June 25, 1982, in Seosan, South Korea. He is a songwriter, single, dancer, record producer, and actor. Rain was the #8 best boy dancer in K-pop according to a survey.

Rain started his dancing career at the age of 16 (1998). He debuted as a member of a boyband “Fanclub”, but this debut wasn’t successful. He was a trainee for JYP Entertainment in December 2000.

During his early years of training, Rain was a K-pop backup dancer. Despite his excellent singing and dancing abilities, Rain was repeatedly rejected for his Asian appearance.

In May 2002, he officially debuted under the stage name “Rain” with his first album “Bad Guy” and 2 singles “Bad Guy” and “Handshake”. But not until his album “It’s Raining” (October 2008), Rain became popular worldwide across East and South East Asia.

Up till now, Rain has released 7 albums (6 in Korean and 1 in Japanese), 28 singles, and many concert tours. Besides, Rain also started and managed his 2 entertainment companies, J. Tune Entertainment (2007) and R.A.I.N Company (2015).

Rain’s style is influenced by top dancers like Michael Jackson, Usher, and Justin Timberlake. During his years of working in the entertainment world, Rain has received numerous awards and prizes for his talent:

  • 6 Mnet Asian Music Awards

  • 3 Golden Disc Awards

  • 9 KBS Drama Awards

  • 2 Baeksang Arts Awards

  • #3 among 100 leaders in Korean entertainment by Sports Dong-a

  • Top 100 world’s influential people (2006, 2011)

10. Yugyeom (Got7)

Yugyeom (Got7)

Yugyeom (birth name Kim Yu-gyeom (김유겸)) was born on November 17, 1997, in Seoul, South Korea. He is a songwriter, a single, and a dancer for the boyband Got7.

Yugyeom started to pursue his dancing interest during his years at school. In 2011, Yugyeom joined JYP Entertainment as a trainee. In 2014, Yugyeom debuted with the Got7 with the EP “Got It?”.

Kim has joined various activities during his period in JYP – the mini web drama series “Dream Knights” (2018), choreographies “If You Do” for the EP “Mad” and “Poison” for the EP “Dye”, dance survival show “Hit The Stage” (2016), etc.

In January 2021, Kim left JYP to join AOMG with the visual video “Franchise” as his official announcement.

Some albums and singles of Yugyeom:

  • Point of View: U (extended play, June 2021)

  • Take You Down (single album, March 2022)

  • All Your Fault (single, 2021)

  • The Way You Are (non-commercial single, 2017)

  • A Little Bit More (non-commercial single, 2019)

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9. Rocky (ASTRO)

Rocky (ASTRO)📷Rocky (ASTRO)

Rocky (birth name Park Min-hyuk (박민혁)) was born on February 25, 1999, in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He is a rapper, dancer, single, composer, and actor. Rocky works under Fantagio Music and is also the main dancer/lead rapper for the Astro band.

In 2010, he joined Fantagio Music as a trainee and debuted on February 23, 2016, with the six-boy group Astro as a dancer and rapper.

Some of Rocky’s contributions throughout the years:

  • Star (collaborations, with Chawoo, 2018)

  • Have A Good Day (single, 2019)

  • Shiny Blue (OST, 2020)

  • S#1 (single, 2022)

  • Over That (OST, 2022)

8. Taemin (SHINee)

Taemin (SHINee)📷Taemin (SHINee)

Taemin (birth name Lee Tae-min) was born on June 18, 1993, in Seoul, South Korea. He is an actor, dancer, and singer. Not only among the best K-pop male dancers of all time but Taemin is also called an idol’s idol because of the huge number of fans citing him as an inspiration.

After joining SM as a trainee, Taemin debuted as a member of the boyband SHINee (in May 2008) and a member of the supergroup SuperM (in 2019). These two groups are under the parent company SM Entertainment.

In 2014, Taemin debuted as a soloist in South Korea with his first EP “Ace”. This album was #1 on the South Korea Gaon Album Chart, while its single “Danger” was #5 on the Gaon Digital Chart. In 2016, Taemin debuted in Japan with the EP “Sayonara Hitori”.

Taemin’s dancing style is intricate and distinctive, with some elements of contemporary dance. He is also a pioneer of the genderless performance trend in male K-pop dancers with his androgynous make-up and fashion style.

Some works of Taemin:

  • Press It (studio album, 2016)

  • Press Your Number (song, 2016)

  • Day and Night (song, 2017)

  • Move (studio album, 2017)

  • Our Page (song, 2018)

  • Pansy (song, 2020)

Read more: https://citydance.org/best-male-kpop-dancers/

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